Our tour bus is a great way to visit all the craft villages in the central valleys of Oaxaca:
Tottitlan del Valle (weaving),
Arazola (wood carving),
San Bartolo Coyotepec (black pottery), and
Ocotlán (clay figures, woven baskets). In this and the next few posts I will tell about these great villages and their wonderful crafts.
After Monte Alban in the morning we just have time to visit Teotitlan del Valle and THE BUG IN THE RUG wool weaving shop run by Isaac Vásquez García and his family. Isaac is one of the most accomplished and well-known weavers, an innovator in natural dyes and producer of some of the most varied and intricate designs.
Here is Isaac, the master weaver on his hand loom. He works from early morning till evening every day to produce some of the most intricate large design. His entire family work in the business. A large carpet of moderate complexity can take him several days of full time work.
This was a demo of hand spinning of the wool into thread.
This is the detail of one corner of a large completed wool rug.
We purchased this small wool rug made in the traditional Oaxaca way with natural dyes. It is a small beauty adorning our RV entrance "foyer". It has an abstract pattern of fishes. Look at their eyes!
After Monte Alban in the morning we just have time to visit Teotitlan del Valle and THE BUG IN THE RUG wool weaving shop run by Isaac Vásquez García and his family. Isaac is one of the most accomplished and well-known weavers, an innovator in natural dyes and producer of some of the most varied and intricate designs.
Here is Isaac, the master weaver on his hand loom. He works from early morning till evening every day to produce some of the most intricate large design. His entire family work in the business. A large carpet of moderate complexity can take him several days of full time work.
This was a demo of hand spinning of the wool into thread.
This is the detail of one corner of a large completed wool rug.
We purchased this small wool rug made in the traditional Oaxaca way with natural dyes. It is a small beauty adorning our RV entrance "foyer". It has an abstract pattern of fishes. Look at their eyes!
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